What I do recommend, however, is investing in a corkscrew that will take you through thick and thin. Are you a minimalist when it comes to opening wine? Do you prefer an opener that can simultaneously sit on your bar as a piece of art? Or has your experience been hand and wrist strain after opening a few bottles of white wine for a weekend dinner party? No matter your needs, there is a corkscrew for you....
The first decision is easiest since your kitchen cabinetry will either have space for a slide-in model or not. When it comes to size and features, think about how often and how much you cook. If you like getting creative in the kitchen and have a full cookware collection, you should invest in higher-end features like a built-in air fryer and flexible cooktop elements. If you prefer to eat out (or salads) more and only use your kitchen for the basics, those same features would go to waste....
A food chopper is also a safer option if you aren’t a pro with a kitchen knife—such as for making those small diced cuts or, in some cases, mincing. It’s the perfect tool for someone who likes to cook but may not be as proficient in the kitchen, or for someone who needs to get food on the table faster. A food chopper is often smaller than a food processor, although it can be used for similar purposes....
The two most common kinds of juicers are centrifugal juicers and masticating juicers. The former pulverizes ingredients with tiny teeth on a quickly spinning basket, these work quicker but can be loud and make more foam. (Many come with lidded pitchers and built-in strainers so you can’t taste the difference.) Masticating juicers use augers with metal teeth to “chew up” produce, which takes longer but extracts more juice from the pulp....
Keurig made a name for itself as one of the first single-serving coffee makers for home use. Considering all of the ways you can brew coffee at home, from complex to simple, Keurig is our all-around favorite when it comes to ease and speed. The brand offers a wide range of coffee machines in various sizes and with all sorts of features. From compact miniature coffee makers to expansive machines that can whip up frothy lattes and more, there is a Keurig machine for every kind of coffee drinker....
“I store my favorite knives on magnetic racks. I really like the magnetic rack. It cuts down the clutter in my prep area,” says Quintin Middleton, Artisan Culinary Knifemaker at Middleton Made Knives on Saint Stephen, South Carolina. “Also, it secures the knife and it is not banging against other cutlery or other kitchenware.” To help me find the top magnetic knife holders, I tested all the holders here in my own kitchen....
This three-cheese lasagna with pesto and greens is not only a great way to use up a lot of summer produce you’ve been hoarding, it also keeps and reheats incredibly well throughout the week. The richness of three kinds of cheese – Parmesan, ricotta, and mozzarella – contrasts beautifully with a creamy basil pesto and supple greens in this lasagna. Sautéed mushrooms provide a meatiness that still feels light, and a healthy bit of garlic keeps things lively....
But watermelon sprinkled with salt is how many people enjoy the fruit, so perhaps it isn’t too far of a stretch to consider that it might be good with salty cheese? Last week my curiosity was finally satisfied when I was served such a salad at a dinner given by my friend Peg. I couldn’t wait to recreate it! It’s wonderfully refreshing and light, and perfect for heat-wave days like we are having now in California....
I asked the produce manager of a local Harris Teeter, an east coast chain grocery store, to name his fall favorite vegetables. He said fall is when the produce section sees the most variety. Fall vegetables are synonymous with the harvest and bounty. He mentioned potatoes, but then gushed about golden beets, artichokes, rainbow-colored carrots, sweet potatoes, Brussel sprouts, and kale bunches the size of a tennis racket. I too couldn’t pick one favorite fall vegetable....
I like having dinner to look forward to. Do you find it’s one of the few times you sit down with no agenda? If so, that’s a small victory you can savor every day. Here are five recipes you can look forward to this week, plus the beloved weekend baking! New to Meal Planning? Start here! 10 Things to Know If You’re a First-Time Meal Planner Looking for Last Week’s Meal Plan?...
We’re skipping the mayhem and pinching at my house this year. Instead, I’ll buy the boys a box of Lucky Charms for breakfast along with miniature pots filled with golden chocolate coins. Beyond chocolate coins and themed cereal, we’ll spend the week noshing on our favorite green spring-inspired and Irish dishes. We’ll eat spanakopita twice-baked potatoes, and I wouldn’t pass up an opportunity to make slow cooker Guinness beef stew....
No matter what year, what season, or where I am, the numero uno top food item on my list is always avocado. I once read that some ultra-thin celebrities avoid eating avocados because they are fattening (never mind that avocados contain good fats, the ones your body need). That is reason enough for me to never ever want to be an ultra-thin celebrity. Yikes! Give up avocados? Never! There are almost always a few in my fridge, at various stages of ripeness....
Our Favorite Baked Apples Recipe We first posted this recipe in 2006, during another trip east to visit my goddaughter and her family. A gang of us went apple picking and came home with so many we spent a week cooking them into pies, crisps, and these fabulous baked apples. The Best Apples for Baked Apples The girls and I used Rome Beauties, a variety of apple that is particularly well suited for baking this way....
Baked oatmeal is a sweet and gluten free breakfast by nature. This recipe uses a mix of fresh berries, which makes it a vibrant and tangy breakfast bake that appeals to both adults and children. This casserole is perfect for a weekend brunch, or even a weekday morning breakfast. It takes less than ten minutes to mix the ingredients together and put in a dish to bake in the oven, where it will get golden and bubbly in about 45 minutes....
Tequila is a spirit with a rich history and a wide diversity of styles, production distinctions, and flavor profiles. Just as you have to keep tasting wines, gins, or whiskeys to find the ones that are right for you, so it is with tequila. Once you do, you’ll discover a spirit that’s subtle, playful, and full of flavor—with none of the cheap burn you may remember from your youth....
Those cinnamon rolls were exactly what I channeled while working on this recipe. I wanted to deliver a recipe for big, puffy, bakery-style cinnamon rolls that anyone can make at home. Video: How to Make Homemade Cinnamon Rolls Pillowy Bakery-Style Cinnamon Rolls In my vision for these perfect cinnamon rolls, I wanted a dough that would bake up into pillowy spirals, each roll squishing up to its neighbor, leaving a feathery stretch of bread when pulled apart....
The best services offer a variety of options for your Thanksgiving meal, including full meals and à la carte options. Here are the best options for an effortless holiday meal. Best Thanksgiving Meal Delivery Services of 2022 Best Overall: Williams Sonoma Best Ready-to-Eat Option: Burgers’ Smokehouse Best Meal Kit Option: Blue Apron Best for Dinner for One: DoorDash Best for Customization: Goldbelly Best for Large Gatherings: Instacart ProsFull meals and à la carte optionsMultiple styles of turkeysDozens of appetizers, sides, and dessertsRange of prices ConsSome options are expensive For the best range of options and the most flexibility (plus food that reviewers love), head to the Williams Sonoma website to order your Thanksgiving meal....
The recipe begins by pouring ale into the bottom half of the glass, forming a good head on top. Then layer a stout over top by slowly pouring it over an inverted spoon, causing it to build up at the top half of the glass. And that’s it—a meeting of differing densities, creating a fun-looking and fun-tasting concoction. What’s In a Black and Tan? A classic “fifty-fifty” drink, the black and tan is a layered drink made of half pale ale and half stout....
In fact, it almost seems like there is more blueberry than cake in this cake; that’s a problem I can live with! Often times the issue with blueberries in baked goods is that they sink to the bottom of whatever you are baking. Coating the blueberries with flour helps keep them suspended, but still there’s always the risk of berry sinkage. We take advantage of gravity in this cake by scattering the berries on top of the batter, and letting them sink if they will while they bake....
It’s chicken cooked with prunes and olives. It’s amazing how the sweet prunes just melt into the chicken drippings. Prunes are an underutilized ingredient in my opinion. They’ve gotten such a bad rap that for years they’ve been marketed as dried plums, which is, in fact, what they are. Just dried plums. Like big fat raisins. Used in cooking, plums can bring a deeply sweetly rich note to anything, especially meats....
